More than any rebirth, one senses in the England of 1911 a civilization's unconscious death wish, vividly present in the author's glimpses of the poet Rupert Brooke, that squeaky-clean neurotic, a casualty waiting to happen.
Still, the stories seem to flit in and out of fictionality, in a way that seems intended; they are a Dyer-like combination of essay, travelogue, and invention, and the veronica of the author's soul can be glimpsed behind the two texts.
The author's own fascinating and unique glimpse into the much-awaited fifth 'Harry Potter' novel.
That leads to a look into the author's own psyche and revealing glimpses of his lifestyle as a globe-trotting do-gooder.
"The Thin Place," Davis's sixth novel, is that rare, brave and original thing: an honest and energetic glimpse into an author's head.
Nevertheless, the notebooks and manuscripts provide an intimate glimpse of the author's heretofore undocumented life — a life marked by ongoing filial resentment, self-deception, and tendencies toward seclusion buoyed by periods of intense sexual compulsion.
As a relatively faithful rendition of Ortúñez's Espejo de príncipes y cavalleros, Tyler's translation does not offer us a glimpse of the author's imaginative flair or poetic skill as Urania does; nevertheless, Tyler's choice to translate and her choice of what to translate are authorial decisions that hold expressive capabilities.
More assured is the author's use of imagery to provide glimpses of psychological depth.
While the work may offer few glimpses into the author's private life or professional literary activity, it presents a vivid picture of political events and intrigues between 1760 and 1789, when north India witnessed extensive warfare.
Although the principal characters in the book are very different from the real people in Carter's life (the narrator's respect for traffic laws is questionable; his wife is having an affair), a reader often has the feeling of being allowed privileged glimpses into the author's own stratum of "the darker nation".
Based on the author's family memoirs, the novel offers a glimpse of relatively undocumented atrocities and shows some of the many forms that resistance can take.
